The Saucy Wenches Book Club

Tear You Apart : A Review I was absolutely thrilled to be able to view Megan Hart's latest release, Tear You Apart , earlier than release date on Netgalley because we love Ms. Hart's work here at SWBC! For me, it all started with Donna's review of Broken, and it has been a happy (and emotional) love affair since then.  This review is mildly spoilery.

At one point, he leans against the side of the stairs and pulls me up into an embrace. "Why didn’t you run like I told you?" He whispers against my hair. "I knew from the start that your loyalty would get you killed. I just never thought it would be your loyalty to me that would do it." Angelfall , Susan Ee

Source It looks like summer is waning, and while fall routines are solidifying and the weather (in the Northern Hemisphere!) is beginning to chill, the Wenches are finding time to read, making dents in our neverending TBRs! And even better, we’re finding time to check in and share what we’re reading. New-to-us delights, old favorites, Wench recommendations, and more are keeping us occupied. Click through to find out what we’re reading this week! And tell us what’s on your bedside table, in the comments below!

“It's natural to want someone you love to do what you want, or what you think would be good for them, but you have to let everything happen to them. You can't interfere with people you love any more than you're supposed to interfere with people you don't even know. And that's hard, ... because you often feel like interfering -you want to be the one who makes the plans.” ~ John Irving " The Cider House Rules "

From the Author: Ben Wisehart grew up in the idyllic town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. An early encounter with the supernatural shaped his worldview and served as the catalyst for his career as a bestselling horror writer. Ben left Point Pleasant at the age of twenty. Thirteen years after abandoning his home, he returns to the town to investigate the apparent reemergence of the terrifying creature responsible for his childhood nightmares. In Point Pleasant, Ben is confronted not only by the town’s resident monster, the Mothman, but also by Nicholas Nolan, Ben’s former best friend. Together, with Bill Tucker—the old recluse who lives on the edge of town—Ben and Nicholas uncover the mystery of the monster in the woods and discover that the ghosts that haunt us are sometimes made of flesh and blood. And sometimes, they lead us home. A few months ago, I wrote about a phenomenon where fanfiction intersects with professionally published fiction. Fanfiction, of course, is cre...

Source “It’s vitally important that you buy your own crown and declare yourself Queen, and then spend the rest of your life living into that.” ― Jill Conner Browne,     The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love

“Life offers you a thousand chances... all you have to do is take one.” ― Frances Mayes , Under the Tuscan Sun